Year in Review: Coming off a disappointing 2008, Pence bounced back to have a solid, yet unspectacular, 2009. Pence hit .282/.346/.472 with 25 homers and 14 steals for Houston in 2009, posting a wOBA of .351. He scored 76 runs and drove in 72 in his 647 plate appearances. Pence continued to have one of the strangest batted-ball lines in the league, hitting 52.8% ground balls, 32.6% fly balls and only 14.6% line drives. For a hitter who has enough power to slug 25 homers on a consistent basis, his ground-ball percentage is insane. When he did hit a fly ball, it went out of the park 16% of the time, a number typically seen in a power hitter.

The Year Ahead: Pence’s strange batting habits make it very difficult to predict his batting average from year to year. His .282 average from ’09 is very close to his .289 career average, so look for a mark in the .280-.300 range in 2010. He seems to have found his maximum power, and without a change of his approach at the plate, he isn’t likely to hit more than 25 homers. He has more speed than his 14 steals in 25 tries may suggest, but he needs to learn how to run the bases more effectively if he wants to get more free bags. Pence is an interesting player because he contributes to every category, and is worth a shot as your No. 2 outfielder in 2010. (Zach Sanders)

Profile: Throughout Houston’s fall from grace, Hunter Pence has been one of the few bright spots for the Astros. After getting called up to the bigs in 2007, he has cemented himself as a consistently good fantasy option in the outfield. Pence has never had a full season in which he’s had under 640 plate appearances, and he has hit exactly 25 homers in three straight seasons. He also hit exactly .282 with a LD% of 14.6% in each of the past two seasons. Scary, ain’t it? For someone with good speed and power, Pence’s BABIP tends to be low thanks to a poor line-drive rate. This factor drives down his batting average down further then it should be, hurting his fantasy value. Even with a bad team around him last season, he managed to drive in, and score, more than 90 runs for the first time. Even if he can’t figure out his swing, Pence will still be a very good outfielder, and is worthy of being the second outfielder you draft. If he can “fix” his swing, he could be worth much more than you’ll pay. (Zach Sanders)

The Quick Opinion: Pence has hit 25 homers and stole over 10 bases in each of the past three seasons. You'll have to pay for his consistent production, and he's worthy of being your second outfielder off the board.

Profile: Last year, I mentioned that Pence was one of the most consistent players on the market, and noted you would certainly have to pay for that kind of consistency. Pence did nothing to change any one's mind, posting his best fantasy season yet. Moving from the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies will only boost Pence’s value, but owners will have to ask themselves whether he’s truly a top-12 outfielder, or still a second-tier option. Pence’s power surged with Philadelphia, as he hit eleven homers in just over 200 at-bats. His power surge isn’t likely to fully carry over to a full season, but there’s always a chance Pence could hit close to 30 bombs in his age-29 season. The stolen base totals keep dropping, though. (Zach Sanders)

The Quick Opinion: Pence is one of the steadiest fantasy players out there, and now he’s been put in a better environment. Expect another season of hitting at least .280 with over 20 homers and around 90 runs and RBI.

Profile: While Pence has managed to produce five straight seasons of 20-plus home runs with respectable numbers in three of the remaining four primary roto categories (his steals have dropped to single digits over the last two seasons), owners looking to draft him in 2013 should pay close attention to his splits from last year. While he was enjoying a perfectly fine season for the Phillies, batting .271 with 17 home runs and a .346 on-base percentage, his numbers suffered dramatically with the move to AT&T Park. Through 59 games with the Giants, Pence hit just .219 with only seven home runs and a woeful .287 OBP, and if you look at his overall numbers in San Francisco over the last three years, you'll see that he's only batting .254 with just six home runs over 138 at-bats. Couple that with his increase in strikeouts over the last two seasons and you've got some red flags to keep in mind when looking to draft this year. He should still offer up numbers worthy of drafting this year, but you may want to hedge your bets on him. (Howard Bender)

The Quick Opinion: After years of relative consistency, Pence might not be as desirable on draft day this year after his work in his new home, AT&T Park. He struggled mightily down the stretch last year and could pose the question as to whether or not he can hit with the same level of consistency all year as he once did, now that he calls a pitcher-friendly park his home. If not, then his stock will drop even further.

Profile: A 30-year old outfielder has a career year in a pitcher's ballpark? Start the investigation!! Juuuuust kidding. Pence, year in and year out, has put up very predictable numbers. No fewer than 22 homers or more than 27 home runs since 2008, at least 91 runs driven in each of the past four seasons, and at least 84 runs scored in each of the past four. The only variance in his game has been his batting average (not controllable) and his steals (very controllable). Every couple of seasons, he has a large batting average on balls in play spike, but otherwise is right in the .290-.310 norm. His steals total in 2013 came from an increase in opportunities and his manager's faith in his abilities. Both could disappear as quickly as they arrived on the scene in 2013. He may not be the sexiest pick in your league, but there are not many guys that put up numbers with this level of consistency and avoids the disabled list year after year. Pence is a prognosticator's dream in that his numbers are so stable, he is rather easy to project for the next season. It must be his pristine mechanics. (Jason Collette)

The Quick Opinion: He may not be the sexiest pick in your league, but there are not many guys that put up numbers with this level of consistency and avoids the disabled list year after year. Pence is a prognosticator's dream in that his numbers are so stable, he is rather easy to project for the next season. It must be his pristine mechanics.

Profile: Aside from 17 more runs scored than he had in 2014, Pence's performance declined last year in virtually every category. He had seven fewer home runs, nine fewer steals, 25 fewer RBI, and he lost six points of his batting average. He walked a bit less, struck out a bit more, hit fewer line drives, more ground balls and infield fly balls, and made a little less contact. To be fair, he was regressing from a 2013 season that was one of his two best years. But when you see that much decline from a guy on the wrong side of 30, it's not unreasonable to expect the decline to continue the following year. Pence is still going to be productive, and he's been remarkably consistent and healthy for the last seven years. That consistency has value. But odds are that his draft day price won't match his end-of-season production. Maybe his high floor is high enough to make up for that gap, but he's unlikely to be a value. (Brett Talley)

The Quick Opinion: Pence has been remarkably consistent for a number of years, but his production declined in virtually every category last year. With him being on the wrong side of 30, it's not unreasonable to expect the decline to continue. No one could fault you for targeting Pence and his high floor, but if you're after value, Pence isn't likely to return any.

Profile: Hunter Pence turns 33 in 2016 and he's coming off an injury plagued 2015 which saw him appear in only 52 games -- although his results were comparable to what we would expect from him. The, ahem, "unconventional" outfielder is still likely capable of 20 home runs, 90 runs, 90 RBI and double digit steals whilst hitting over .270 which makes him certainly valuable. And don't forget he was remarkably durable from 2008 through 2014. But as aging curves go, his recent visits with team trainers are meaningful, and his stock will be down on draft day. Perhaps rightly so. Draft him as a third or fourth outfielder and cross your fingers or just pass and let him be someone else's problem. (Michael Barr)

The Quick Opinion: If you're willing to gamble on good health, Pence should be good for a .270+ average, 20 home runs, 90/90 runs/RBI, and maybe 12-14 bags. There's a lot of value in that in most fantasy formats and his price on draft day will probably slip considerably given his injuries in 2015. A good risk.